Announcements
Faculty and staff invited to sponsor Hydration Station
WELLWVU invites University departments and organizations to pass out water and snacks to students and community members in the Downtown area of campus, while reminding them to stay hydrated and be safe if they choose to drink alcohol.
Dr. Brian Boone named division chief for surgical oncology
Associate Professor and Surgical Oncologist Brian Boone, MD, has been named the division chief for the West Virginia University School of Medicine Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology.
WVU Eye Institute to host free flood relief clinic for families affected by recent flooding in central West Virginia
The West Virginia University Eye Institute will host a free flood relief clinic for families affected by recent flooding in Central West Virginia at WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon on Saturday, August 29, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
WVCTSI Project ECHO marks 10 years of transforming healthcare access across West Virginia and beyond
For patients throughout West Virginia, access to specialty care has long been a challenge. Getting expert specialty treatment once meant choosing between hours of travel or going without it altogether. Ten years ago, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) set out to change that.
Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Freedman to give presentation on sleep-disordered breathing
Neil Freedman, MC, FCCP, will give a presentation on sleep-disordered breathing for the Department of Medicine grand rounds on Friday, July 31, at noon.
Martha Sturms to retire after decades of service to the WVU School of Dentistry
For generations of students, faculty, and staff at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry, Martha Sturms has been a steady presence, trusted resource, and strong advocate. After nearly 40 years of dedicated service to the School, she will retire at the end of August.
MAVERICK answers the call of service at Scouting America’s National Jamboree
You never know when you might be called upon to step up and serve, and when MAVERICK, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s (WVCTSI) mobile clinical trials unit, got the call to assist at the Scouting America National Jamboree in Fayette County, the operating team quickly moved into action.
Cardiovascular health in pregnancy to be focus of next West Virginia University and Johns Hopkins Rural Health Convos virtual session
Collaboration continues between WVU School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as their Rural Health Initiative series resumes with the Rural Health Convos: From Pregnancy to Practice—Infrastructure for Rural Health Research virtual discussion on Monday, August 3, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. via Zoom.
Elevators in HSC North unavailable briefly on Monday, July 27
On Monday, July 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., the elevators in HSC North will be shut down for the contractor to do electrical work as part of the overall elevator restoration project.
Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Thyagaturu to give presentation on myocardial ischemia
Harshith Thyagaturu, MD, will give a presentation on myocardial ischemia for the Department of Medicine grand rounds on Friday, July 24, at noon.